Two New Minimum Wage Increases Pass in Northern CaliforniaDoshi, Pankit
In the decade leading up to Proposition 32's placement on the ballot this year, California has doubled its minimum wage from $8 an hour to $16, compared to the federal standard of $7.25, which has been in place since 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Despite the incre...
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Nearly 40 California cities — including San Francisco, Berkeley, and Emeryville in Northern California — already have local minimum wages higher than the state’s. Since July, workers in Los Angeles have been paid an hourly minimum of $17.28. Business impact West Hollywood has an hourly minimum...
About 9,000 massive wildfires ripped through Northern California in October burning over 1.2 million acres, destroying more than 15,000 homes and businesses, and killing 44. More wildfires broke out across other western states, roasting 9.8 million acres in their paths. The resulting smoke was so...
“Workers need a living wage,” is California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stubborn justification for signing the $20 per hour fast-food minimum wage bill into law. “We saw the inequities….We had a responsibility to do more.” Math is hard. ...
In a second recent opinion, on very similar facts, a court within the Northern District of Georgia reached the same conclusion. Applying the same “economic reality” test to the facts before it, the court explained: To begin, this is not a matter of first impression for this Court. In ...
MWs in the US ranged from 7.25 USD per hour (the federal MW applicable nationwide) to 15 USD in California and Washington, D.C. (WSI, 2023). 2 In general, EU countries demonstrate substantial variability in several features potentially relevant for spatial labor mobility, encompassing economic,...
American Samoa and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Wages, Employment, Employer Actions, Earnings, and Worker Views Since Minimum Wage Increas... American Samoa and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Wages, Employment, Employer Actions, Earnings, and Worker Views Since Minimum ...
Norway is another northern nation that has eschewed a federally mandated minimum wage in favor of having union-negotiated wages set by industry. Norwegians enjoy good job security, strong wages, and ample vacation time. Basic hourly wages vary by industry, age, and experience.10Most Norwegians ...